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The Deadline for 2018 Conservation Stewardship Program Funding Applications is March 2, 2018 - ATTRA Can Help

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that farmers and ranchers have until March 2, 2018 to submit an initial FY 2018 application for the nation's largest working lands program, the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Learn more here!

Conference: Our Farms, Our FutureNCAT and SARE are hosting this conference.Location: St. Louis, MissouriDate: 2018-04-03Registration Info: This national event will bring together our diverse agricultural community to look at the progress of sustainability in agriculture and to understand our trajectory for the future.Registration Link:ofof.sare.org/Posted: 2018-01-10 20:14:00

Conference: Arkansas Farm to School SummitNCAT is helping to organize this event.Location: Conway, ArkansasDate: 2018-03-09Registration Info: The Arkansas Agriculture Department, in coordination with the Arkansas Farm to School Team and Food Corps, will host a dual Farm to School Training & Annual Farm to School Summit with an additional "Local Conversations Event." Registration Link:bit.ly/2nXD4EvPosted: 2018-02-15 07:44:25

NCAT has partnered with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Farmer Veteran Coalition, University of Arkansas, Growing Warriors, and other sustainable agriculture organizations to train veterans interested in sustainable agriculture careers.

Be sure to check out our new Networking Tools for Military Veterans in Agriculture
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Voices from the Field podcasts are the newest way to access our sustainable-agriculture expertise. If you would like to suggest a subject for a podcast or just need help with a sustainable-agriculture question, please contact us through our Ask an Ag Expert feature.

World seafood production is increasing, with a large percentage coming from the harvest of fish and shellfish in both wild caught fisheries and aquaculture. As human population increases more pressure will be placed on our oceans for seafood protein. To meet this need, it is crucial that we foster ecological and regenerative systems to produce seafood that reverses the ocean degradation we have caused through overfishing and unsustainable fish farming methods.

The ATTRA catalog on Amazon includes publications ranging from organic production of apples, garlic, tomatoes, and other crops to building a micro-hydro system and crop insurance for small, diversified, and organic producers.

ATTRA - A National Sustainable Agriculture Assistance Program - is developed and managed by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT).
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